Lou Reed Quotes

Whether you believe you can do a thing or not, you are right.

If you don't see yourself as a winner, then you cannot perform as a winner.

Positive thoughts - get where you need to go by thinking you're going to get there.

Being relaxed allowed me to fight the way I'm capable of fighting.

To think confidently, act confidently... Act the way you want to feel.

If you realized how powerful your thoughts are, you would never think a negative thought.

If you think you can do a thing or think you can't do a thing, you're right.

Confidence is on one side of the line, and self-belief is on another. People all think those are mixed up.

Never think that you're not good enough. A man should never think that. People will take you very much at your own reckoning.

The more relaxed you can get, the better you'll do.

The main thing to do is relax and let your talent do the work.

When you think you're good, you will play at that level. If you doubt yourself, you will play like crap.

I don't want to sound too Oprah-ish or anything like that, but I really believe that if you have the power to imagine particular things, you have the ability to transform them.

I used to be tense or nervous before heats. But I've learned to get rid of the negative stuff and just stay relaxed and positive - and it seems to be working for me.

I still take it seriously, but once I go out there I think I've got more relaxed and I think it shows.

Confidence is a lot of this game or any game. If you don't think you can, you won't.

When I go out on the ice, I just think about my skating. I forget it is a competition.

Your performance in the world is simply the result of the things you believe.

When I go on a pitch, I just try to enjoy it as much as I can. The more you enjoy it, the better you play.

You may not be playing your best tennis or having your best match; sometimes it's just not your day. The important thing is to believe in yourself, which starts with being confident in your abilities.

I feel like I play better when I'm calm. There is an inner peace I can tap into sometimes during my matches.

I'd say the biggest difference is knowing you can do something. You can sit here and say, 'I believe I can get a hundred tomorrow'. But it's a different statement to say, 'I know I can get a hundred tomorrow'. That's something I try to think about.

When you're tense and you're forcing the issue, you kind of cloud your vision, so I think just being confident and super relaxed, waiting for my timing, has really helped me.

I am a person who is always positive.

When I'm relaxed, I play my best tennis.